Kate Dobson is a former assistant comics editor for the Washington Post and head writer for The Brown Jug. These days, when she's not writing, she enjoys serving food to her small children and, later, vacuuming that same food up off the floor. J. D. Dobson is a former U.S. Senate staffer, federal lobbyist, and crisis communications consultant. Now he makes candles that smell like politicians and hopes for the best.